English Language Practice: Vocabulary and Grammar Keys
Section A: Coded Responses
- 3-A
- 4-A
- 5-C
Section B: True/False or Coded Responses
- 1-T
- 2-T
- 3-F
- 4-T
- 5-F
Section C: Categorized Vocabulary and Phrases
Commenting on Mistakes
Be your own fault, kick yourselfPositive Experiences
Be an honor, be worthwhile, brighten upConsumer Goods
Authentic, counterfeit, second-rateEmotional Impact
Make a contribution to, ruin somebody’s day, be a downerSection D: Vocabulary List (Part 1)
- Deliberate
- Match
- Controversial
- Determined
- Neatly
- Put
- White lie
- Fireproof
- Believe
Section E: Vocabulary
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Defining Commonwealth Literature
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English Phonetics: Consonants and Allophonic Variations
Consonant Production
Homorganic Nasal Assimilation
In English, if a nasal and an oral stop belong to the same syllable or if the nasal is in a stressed syllable, the oral stop influences the preceding nasal consonant. The nasal assimilates to the place of articulation of the following consonant, resulting in both sounds sharing the same place of articulation.
Close Vowels
Close vowels have a limited degree of mouth opening, such as the high vowel /i/.
/b/ Production
Air expelled from the lungs vibrates
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Audi released the A5 Coupe 2.0 TDI 177, a car with a 4-cylinder, 1968cc engine. BMW created the BMWi3 with a 2-cylinder, 1647cc engine. While the driven wheels of the BMW are rear-wheel drive, the Audi’s are 4WD (four-wheel drive). This fact corresponds with the 170 bhp the former has and the 177 bhp the latter has.
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Mastering the Passive Voice: Structure and Examples
Passive Voice: Key Concepts
Active and passive sentences usually have the same meaning, but the focus is different.
In the active voice, the subject performs the action, and the focus is on the agent that does the action.
Adam cleaned the kitchen.
SUBJECT ACTION OBJECT
In the passive voice, the subject receives the action expressed in the verb. The object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence. We use a passive verb to say what happens to the subject. The focus of the sentence
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